Kadugu is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by Vijay Milton. The film features an ensemble cast of Bharath, Rajakumaran, Radhika Prasidhha, Subiksha, Bharath Seeni and A. Venkatesh in the lead roles. Distributed by actor Suriya, the film had a theatrical release on 24 March 2017 and won positive reviews from critics. Satellite rights of the film were sold to Zee Tamil. It was dubbed into Hindi as Tez Talwaar. The director rehashed the core plot of this movie for his Kannada directorial debut Bairaagi (2021).